Dumping-wheelbarrow.



B. L. LONG. DUMPING WHEELBARROW. APPLICATION FILED DEG. 1, 1911.

1&3299, Patented July 9, 1912.

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DUMPING WHEBLBARROW.

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Patented Jul 9, 1912.

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UNTTED STATES) PATENT @FFTQE.

BERNARD L. LONG, OF MOUNT LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA.

DUMPING-WHEELBARROW.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BERNARD L. LONG, aresident of Mount Lebanon, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inDumping-lVheelbarrows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wheel barrows.

The object of the invention is to provide a construction of thecharacter referred to in which the body or hopper of the barrow or cartis movably mounted upon pivots, or other means upon the frame, in suchman ner that it may be tilted or moved to dump its load at any desiredplace, without swinging or lifting of the main frame.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the drawings inwhich Figure 1 is a side view of one embodiment of my invention, thebody or hopper being shown in its normal position; Fig. 2 is a similarview, showing the parts in position for dumping of the load; Fig. 3 is atop view of the frame, the body or hopper being removed therefrom toshow details of construction; Fig. a is a detail cross sectional view,showing the yoke connection between the body and frame; Fig. 5 is adetail cross sectional view on the line 5-5, Fig. 8, and Fig. 6 is adetail view of a modified form of the invention.

I have shown my invention as applied to an ordinary wheel barrow havinga main frame 1 and a single wheel 2. mounted at the forward end thereof,handles 3 being provided at the rear end of the frame for lifting thewheel barrow as is usual. Mounted upon the upper portion of the frame isa body or hopper 4; which may be of any desired shape or configurationand adapted to receive the load. The proportions and lines of this bodyor hopper, as will be obvious, vary with the character of the load andits weight, and as shown, it is shallow and of some breadth and isparticularly adapted to receive loads of concrete, cement, plaster,mortar or other plastic ingredients.

The main frame 1 of the device illustrated is formed of a single, long,fiat strip of commercial iron or steel having a peculiar configuration.At the forward end it is bent into U-shape to provide arms 5 spanningthe wheel 2 and to which are firmly riveted Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed December 1, 1911.

Patented Julyfi', 19312. Serial No. 663,418.

or otherwise secured, lugs or projections 6, providing a means ofattachment for the axle or shaft 7 upon which the wheel 2 is mounted.Preferably, the wheel 2 and its axle and attached parts are formed ofpressed steel riveted or bolted together in the ordinary manner. Ifdesired, however, a wooden wheel of ordinary construction may be used.At the ends of the legs 5 of the U-shaped portion of the main frame, thelatter is bent outwardly as at S and then inwardly at 9, continuinglongitudinally of the barrow to form a pair of oppositely disposedbottom members 10 which, as illur= t-rated in Fig. 1, are twisted midwayof their length and at their rearward ends are bent downwardly intoloops 11 of round configuration which form the ends of the legs or propsfor supporting the barrow. These legs are formed in the manner stated toprovide smooth surfaces for contacting with the ground or other supportand obviating the presence of sharp corners or points which dig into theground and prevent easy sliding of the barrow along the same while thelegs are in contact therewith. The frame 1 is bent upwardly from theloops 11 to form the rear legs 12, at the upper ends of which itis bentinto substantially hori zontal members 17 which extend forwardly and aretwisted near the rear legs 1.2, at 13, to bring the strap into avertical plane, in such manner that its forward ends may be attached at14 to the forward portion of the bottom members 10. As illustrated inFig. 3, a pair of diagonal braces 15 are provided to more rigidly secureand hold the parts of the frame together. These are riveted, bolted orotherwise secured together, as at 16, at their central portions, andeach diagonal brace is secured at its ends to one of the lower framemembers 10 and to the opposite upper frame member 17 as illustrated.

Fig. 4 illustrates in cross section the joint formed at the point wherethe upper frame members 17 are secured to the lower frame members 10. Atthese points are also pivotally secured the ends of the downwardlyprojecting arms 18 of a U-shaped yoke or supporting member 19. In theform shown in Fig. 4, the yoke 19 comprises a bar or rod having its endsbent downwardly and flattened to form the arms 18 and the horizontalcylindrical member 20 of which passes through apertures in a pluralityof clips or lugs 20 securely riveted to the under surface of the forwardportion of the body 4:, three such clips being shown. The constructiondescribed permits of oscillation of the body 4 upon the shaft 20 as apivot. The upper member 17 of the frame and the lower member 10 thereofare secured together and to the legs 18 of the yoke-19 by a bolt orrivet 21 passing through alined apertures in these members. Asillustrated, a thin washer or other member 22 is provided between theframe member 10 and the yoke 19 to slightly separate these parts andpermit tilting or swinging of the frame member 19 upon the oppositelydisposed bolts or other members 21 as pivots.

In Fig. 6 I have illustrated a modified form of the invention in whichthe yoke 19 is formed of a flat strip of metal having legs pivoted uponthe bolts 21, as before, and upon the upper horizontal member of whichis provided a lug or projection 40 upon which the body 4 of the barrowis supported at its forward end. A saddle 36 is rigidly secured to theunder surface of the body 4, its arms 37 being disposed one on each sideof the lug 10, and a pivot pin or bolt 35 is provided passing throughthe arms 37 and lug 10 to permit of oscillation of the body 1 upon theyoke 19.

The handle members 3, hereinabove referred to, are not integral portionsof the frame nor are they rigidly secured thereto, as in priorconstructions of wheel barrow of which I am aware. As illustrated, thesehandles are in the form of levers, each pivot-ally secured to the mainframe 1 upon a cylindrical shaft or rod 25 projecting horizontallyacross the frame and having reduced ends 2 1 which pass throughapertures in the upper frame members 17 and through a rectangularenlargement 27 of the handle members 3 and are threaded at their extremeend portions. Nuts 25 are provided on the outer ends of the reducedportions 2-1 of the shaft 23 to secure the parts in place, and thinwashers 26 are provided between the enlargements 27 and the framemembers 17 to reduce the friction at these points. At the forward endsof handle levers 3 is a U- shaped yoke or body member 29, having arms28, the upper horizontal portion of which is illustrated in Fig. 3 andwhich is securely riveted or otherwise secured to the bottom of the bodyor hopper4 at a number of points. It will be understood that the yoke 29is so secured to the body of hopper 1 as to be practically integraltherewith in operation. At the rear-end of the body or hopper 1downwardly projecting lugs 30 are provided, one at each side of thebody. These lugs are of L-shape and have horizontal legs which aresecurely riveted to the body and vertical legs which project downwardlyoutside of the handles 3 when the body is in its normal position, asillustrated in Fig. 1. Preferably, the vertical legs 31 will be slightlyinclined outwardly and downwardly in such manner as to assist inbringing the body or hopper to proper position upon the frame as it islowered.

Securely riveted to the rear ends of the upper members 17 of the frameare L-shaped lugs 32 having outwardly projecting arms 33 for engagementby the handle members 3, for lifting the wheel barrow as an entirety andmoving the same upon its wheel 2 in the ordinary manner. Obviously, ifdesired, these lugs may be mounted directly upon the handle members andproject inwardly to engage the lower faces of the upper frame members17. It is preferred to provide a brace 33 extending across between theoppositely disposed handle members 3 to hold the same rigidly inposition with reference to each other and prevent their spreading apart,but this brace is not necessary and may be omitted, if desired. Thebrace 33 may be of any form or construction and is illustrated as ashaft bolted or otherwise secured to each of the handle members 3.

The construction and operation of my improved wheel barrow will beobvious from the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings. Normally, the parts will occupy the positionsillustrated in Fig. 1 and the barrow may be wheeled around and broughtinto any desired position for receiving its load, which will be placedin the body or hopper 1- as usual. The barrow having been loaded, it maybe wheeled or moved to any desired position for dumping of the contents.Under these circumstances the barrow is used in the ordinary manner,that is, by grasping each of the handle members 3 with the handsand'lifting the same and trundling the barrow upon the single wheel 2.At this time, the frame acts as if it were composed of rigid or integralparts, by reason of the fact that the handle members 3 are pivoted tothe main frame upon the ends of the shaft 23 and engage the arms 33 ofthe lugs 32 secured to the main fralne.

In the use of wheel barrows, as the same are ordinarily constructed withrigid frames and with no construction which adapts them for mechanicaldumping of the load, it is customary to wheel the barrow up to theposition where it is desired to dump its con tents, and lift the frameupon the axle of the wheelas a pivot until the end of the U- .shapedmember 5 illustrated engages with the ground, when the barrow is tiltedsidewise andits contents dumped from the side of the hopper. It is foundin practice that in using wheel barrows in the manner stated, it isdiflicult to discharge the load in the downwardly projecting lugs 20 or36 precisely the place where it is wanted. Frequently, as the body ofthe barrow is llfted, the forward end of the same will roll rearwardlyupon the wheel and the barrow will overturn, dropping its entirecontents before they reach the delivery spot. In other cases, the methodof side discharge being rather uncertain, the contents of the barrow aredumped outside of the area where they are desired. With my improvedconstruction the wheel barrow is brought up to the delivery spot endwiseand is halted in proper position with its legs 11 on the ground, thewheel 2 being brought up as close to the desired point of discharge asis possible under the circumstances. The operator then bears down uponthe oppositely disposed handle members 3, thus tilting or oscillatingthe same about the shaft 23 as a pivot. This causes the forward ends ofthe handle members to rise and since the latter are piovtally connectedto the lower ends of the legs 28 of the U-shaped yoke, the latter risesand lifts the body or hoppers from the fixed frame. The forward end ofthe body or hopper 4, as described, is pivotally secured to the upperhorizontal member 20 of the U-shaped yoke 19, the arms 18 of the latterbeing pivoted to the frame upon the bolts or rivets 21. Consequently theforward end of the hopper cannot rise and must swing forwardly upon thebolts or rivets 21 as pivots. The pivots 35 and 20 are provided to giveslight play between the yoke or supporting member and the body of thebarrow and permits the same to swing. As will be obvious, as the body orhopper 4 is raised, its bottom surface assumes the inclined positionshown in Fig. 2 and the entire contents of the wheel barrow slideforwardly out of the forward mouth or shovellike end of the body orhopper.

The barrow as a whole is simply constructed and for the most part itsmembers are formed of commercial iron which may be had in various shapesand sizes. The main frame is formed of a single long fiat strap of steelor iron, as preferred, and the braces 15 are likewise constructed. Theframe is securely riveted together and the body or hopper is preferablypressed into shape from a single plate or sheet of metal, having thelugs 30, frame member 29 and securely riveted thereto.

I desire it to be understood that my invention is not confined to wheelbarrows having a single wheel. I have illustrated such an embodiment ofmy invention in the drawings but it will be obvious that if de-' sired,more than one wheel may be provided upon which the barrow may be moved.Moreover, instead of dumping forwardly, the body of the barrow may bepivotally mounted in such manner as to dump sidewise. All suchmodifications, I consider within the scope of my invention. Furthermore,although I have described and illustrated the frame, body and otherparts of my wheel barrow as made of metal I wish it understood that thesame, or any of the various parts thereof, may be made of wood or othermaterial, if desired.

hat I desire to claim is 1. In a construction of the characterdescribed, the combination of a main frame, a wheel mounted therein, abody or hopper movably mounted upon the main frame, and a movable handlemember for lifting the body and frame and arranged to move the body uponthe frame to discharge the contents thereof.

2. In a construction of the character described, the combination of amain frame, a Wheel mounted therein, a body or hopper having its forwardend pivotally connected to the main frame, a handle member pivotallymounted upon the frame and having one arm connected to the body, and itsother arm extending normally in a horizontal direction to serve as alifting member,

' and being arranged to swing the body about its pivot and discharge thecontents thereof.

3. A construction of the character described comprising, a main frameand a wheel therefor, a body or hopper supported on said frame, a yokepivotally connecting the frame and the body or hopper, handle membersfulcrumed in the frame, said body or hopper having a second yoke securedthereto, the legs of said second yoke being connected to said handlemembers and means on said frame in position to be engaged by saidhandles for lifting the frame.

4:- In a construction of the character described, the combination of aframe having a wheel mounted therein, a yoke pivotally mounted on theframe, a body or hopper pivotally secured to said yoke, a second yokesecured to said body, and handle levers pivoted to said frame andconnected to said second yoke.

5. In a construction of the character described, the combination of amain frame having a wheel mounted at one end thereof, a body pivotallymounted upon the frame near the wheel, levers pivotally mounted upon theframe and operatively connected to the body, said levers having handleportions for lifting the body, and means for connecting the levers andframe for lifting the latter.

6. In a construction of the character described, the combination of amain frame having a wheel mounted at one end thereof, a body pivotallymounted upon the frame near the wheel, levers pivotally mounted upon theframe and operatively connected to the body, said levers having handleportions for lifting the body, and arms mounted on the body and arrangedto engage the said levers and position the body on the 10 levers forpositioning the body thereon. frame.

7. The combination of a frame carrying In testimony whereof, I havehereunto set Wheel, a body or hopper pivoted to the my hand.

raine, handle levers pivoted to the frame and connected to said body orhopper, said BERNARD LONG frame being formed for engagement by saidWitnesses:

levers to lift the frame and body, and said E. L. HYDE,

body having means to engage and ride upon MARY E. CAHooN.

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